They actually banned a dog breed quicker than they banned LGBTQ+ conversion therapy 🫠

Putting the emphasis on SOCIAL in social media - tips on communicating your research by Amy Mollett Head of Social Media Cambridge University

#rescomms2023

Sam Fearnley from Land Economy explains how the department redesigned its website and the challenges they faced.

#rescomms2023

Tom Williams Tom Almeroth-W on the value of communicating arts and humanities stories - and why they can be HUGE (Tom has had several of our biggest stories this year).

#ResComms2023

Excited to take part on the Research Communicators’ Network Day 2023 Cambridge University
#Research #communication #ResComms2023
Thanks to Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) for hosting

Want to lower your risk of #depression ?

A new study from Barbara Sahakian Christelle Langley has found seven lifestyle factors that could help keep you mentally healthy. 👇

Cam Neuroscience Cambridge Psychiatry

cam.ac.uk/research/news/…

Could this 'water world' host life? 🌌

A @Cambridge_Astro team has used ESA Webb Telescope data to discover methane and CO2 in the atmosphere of an exoplanet in the habitable zone.

Another, weaker, signal suggests this planet could be an ideal place to search for life.

Learn more 👇

Lots of caveats here, but if the discovery of traces of dimethyl sulphide on this exoplanet are confirmed, the implications could be HUGE.

On Earth, this molecule is produced by life, primarily microbial life. So you know what that could mean...

cam.ac.uk/stories/carbon…

*Makes mental note of clip to use at future media training*

VERY belatedly watching the Nic Cage Wicker Man. Was this the film the phrase 'So bad it's good' was invented for? Still, 30min in and it's already passed the six laughs test.

Niche quantum tunnelling joke for a Friday morning.

すごい！

This Crooked House story seems almost too on the nose as a metaphor for the UK as a whole. Wonky but much loved and storied place survives for hundreds of years until some rich people come along, buy it and then watch it go up in flames and demolish it for profit.

To find out what these long thin trumpetfish were doing, Sam Matchette spent hours underwater pulling model fish along a wire.

He discovered that they were using other fish as moving camouflage to hunt their prey. Dive in for the full story 👇

Dept of Zoology James Herbert-Read

Hundreds of scientists - including @EmilyShuckburgh of Cambridge University Cambridge Zero - have told Rishi Sunak that Britain’s pursuit of new oil and gas fields will endanger global #climate change efforts

Adam Vaughan bit.ly/3rTEVhv

'The future of UK science now lies in the hands of a weakened government inclined to prioritise symbolism over strategic thinking.'

Depressing take by Anjana Ahuja on the dithering by Rishi Sunak over whether the UK rejoins Horizon.

ft.com/content/c15c9e…

Could you volunteer to help our researchers develop a needle-free vaccine to protect against #COVID19 ?

The Cambridge University Hospitals NHS team are looking for volunteers aged 18-50 to take part in clinical trials in #Cambridge , and you'll receive payment for your time.
cam.ac.uk/research/news/…

To mark #NHS75 I've taken a look at the many ways Cambridge University and the NHS work together, from medical education through to improving patient care.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT 💙 CPFT

cam.ac.uk/stories/NHS-at…